The impact of serious crime, radical threat, and economic inequality on private police size
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The relative merits of the public demand, racial threat and economic inequality theses in explaining private police size are evaluated, using data drawn from 195 metropolitan areas, to assess the impact of the serious crime rate, the relative sizes of the Black and Hispanic populations and the Gini index on private police size. It is found that racial threat and economic inequality are more central to understanding private police size than the serious crime rate.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2005
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The prospects of age war: inequality between (and within) age groups
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This article examines the possibility of an intergenerational conflict over public resources, such as income, health care, and other social services in the near future. The author argues that public opinion over such issues are not determined by age as much as educational level, social economics, race, sex, and political affiliation.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2001
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Digital inequality: a five country comparison using microdata
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The extent, causes of digital inequality within and across the U.S., Sweden, Japan, Korea, and Singapore are studied. Results concluded that differences in information technology (IT) usage were more in the three Asian countries compared to the U.S. and Sweden.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2007
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